Preston News

Depending on who you ask, the statewide smoking ban that went into effect one year ago today was either a step forward for public health concerns, or a step back for restaurant and bar owners.

The Northeast High School music department will present the Tony-award winning musical "Into The Woods" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the high school cafetorium in Goose Lake.

You will notice some changes in your weekday Gazette, starting Tuesday. The newspaper will have three sections and be more compact.

Mark Schmidt, of Preston, Iowa, a Loras College grad and social worker who is working to get a ban on shackling pregnant convicts in Iowa.

Four area members of the Iowa Legislature answered questions from about 30 people here Saturday in a forum sponsored by the DeWitt Chamber and the Clinton County Farm Bureau.

From Fair Share and the smoking ban to the state budget and transportation funding, many topics were covered Saturday during a legislative coffee at the Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Maquoketa Area Community Foundation has announced the board of directors and trustees for 2009.

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Julie Allesee joined about 50 people at the statehouse Wednesday to discuss a possible solution to Iowa's infrastructure.

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James "Jim" Preston Pusack, 63, of Iowa City, died suddenly of a heart attack on Tuesday, Dec.

Seven fire departments are battling a fire in downtown Bellevue that started just before 10 p.m. Sunday.

The state fire marshal has been called to investigate a Sunday night fire in Bellevue.

Gov. Chet Culver said Tuesday that he plans to look at state agency budgets and outline potential cuts next week.